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Expired Registration Recovery Policy

Please note that the English language version of all translated content and documents are the official versions and that translations in other languages are for informational purposes only.

Updated 21 February 2024 to reflect changes required to implement the Registration Data Policy. Contracted parties may implement this updated Policy beginning on 21 August 2024 and must implement no later than 21 August 2025.

  1. Registrant at Expiration

    1.1. A Registrant at Expiration ("RAE") is defined as the Registered Name Holder who is eligible to renew a domain name registration immediately prior to its expiration.

    1.2. If a domain name registration is modified pursuant to a term of the registration agreement authorizing the modification of registration data in relation to the expiration of the registration, the RAE is the entity or individual identified as the Registered Name Holder immediately prior to that modification. In all other cases of transfers of gTLD registrations between Registered Name Holders, the Registered Name Holder who receives the registration is the RAE.

  2. Renewal of Registrations

    2.1. Expiration Reminder Notices

    2.1.1. Prior to the expiration of any gTLD registration, registrars must notify the Registered Name Holder of the expiration at least two times. One of these notices must be sent approximately one month prior to expiration and one must be sent approximately one week prior to expiration. In the event the registration is transferred to a different Registered Name Holder pursuant to a provision of the registration agreement and in relation to the expiration of the registration (as described in paragraph 1.2) these renewal notices must be transmitted instead to the RAE. Nothing in this policy is intended to preclude registrars from sending additional notices, provided that at least two required notices are sent at the required times.

    2.1.2. If a registration is not renewed by the RAE or deleted by the registrar, within five days after the expiration of the registration, the registrar must transmit at least one additional expiration notice to the RAE that includes instructions for renewing the registration.

    2.1.3. Notifications of expiration may be presented in one or more languages, but must be provided in the language of the registration agreement and must be communicated in a manner, such as by email, that does not require affirmative action to receive the notification.

    2.2. Post-Expiration Renewal